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1《疯狂英语阅读版》精选英语原文1101．TheRightFoot古惑仔凯文Yearsago,oneofthegirlsinagroupIusedto1)palaroundwithmetaboy.Hewasnewintownandseemedquitepleasant,hada2)pixie-likesmileandwasfuntobearound.Wewelcomedhimintoourcircle.DonnaandKevinbecameanitem.Beforelong,Donnanoticedafewthingsmissing,butshewasawomaninloveandexcusedthemawaywithouttellinganyone.Inthemeantime,hernewloverentedaroomfromanothermemberofourgang,alocaldeputy3)sheriff.Thedeputynoticedsomethingmissingtoo,buthedidn'texcuseit.HeconfrontedKevinaboutsomemissingmoney.Kevinadmittedhetookitbutsaidhethoughthecouldputitbackbeforeitwasmissed,hewasdesperateandnoonewastheretoask.Hesaidheknowsitwaswrongandhefeltterribleaboutit,andsaidthatifhewouldforgivehimhe'd4)puttherightfootforward.Thedeputyforgavehim.Afewweekslater,DonnacaughtKevinonadatewithanotherwoman.Shewasreallyhurt,butKevinsaidhejustwantedonelastdatetobesurehewasinlovebecausehewantedtoaskhertomarryhim.Hesaidifshe'dmarryhimhe'dbethehappiestmanintheworldandhe'dputtherightfootforwardfromnowon.Donnaboughtintothatlinetoo.AfewdayslaterKevindisappeared,alongwithover$2,000ofDonna'smoneyandthedeputy'scheckbook.Hewascaught2weekslaterwritingstolenchecks.Donna'smoneywasgone.Whenhecametotrial,Kevintoldthejudgehowsorryhewas,andthathewasanxioustomake5)restitution.Hesaidhewantedtoputtherightfootforwardandturnhislifearound.Hewassentencedtotimeserved,6)probation,communityservice,andorderedtomakerestitutionandundergocounseling.AfewmonthslaterKevinattemptedtorobabank.Therewasahigh-speedchaseandhelostcontrolofhiscar.Hesurvivedacrashintoastonewallguardinga7)cemetery.Kevinwasfondofsayinghewantedtoputtherightfootforwardwhenhewasintrouble.He'dbeensayingitallhislife.Kevinlosthisleftleginthatcarcrash.Now,therightfootisallhehastoputforward.1204.IfOnlyIhadKnown假如我知道……ThomasCarlylelivedfrom1795until1881.HewasaScotessayistandhistorian.Duringhislifetimehebecameoneoftheworld'sgreatestwriters.Buthewasahumanandhumansmakemistakes.OnOctober17,1826,CarlylemarriedhissecretaryJaneWelsh.Shewasanintelligent,attractiveandsomewhattemperamentaldaughterofawell-to-dodoctor.2Theyhadtheirquarrelsandmisunderstandings,butstilllovedeachotherdearly.Aftertheirmarriage,Janecontinuedtoserveashissecretary.But,afterseveralyearsofmarriage,Janebecameill.Beingahardworker,CarlylebecamesoabsorbedinhiswritingsthatheletJanecontinueworkingforseveralweeksaftershebecameill.Shehadcancer,andthoughitwasoneoftheslowgrowingkind,shefinallybecameconfinedtoherbed.AlthoughCarlylelovedherdearly,heveryseldomfoundtimetostaywithherlong.Hewasbusywithhiswork.WhenJanediedtheycarriedhertothecemeteryfortheservice.Thedaywasamiserableday.Itwasraininghardandthemudwasdeep.FollowingthefuneralCarlylewentbacktohishome.Hewastakingitprettyhard.HewentupthestairstoJane'sroomandsatdowninthechairnexttoherbed.Hesattherethinkingabouthowlittletimehehadspentwithherandwishingsomuchhehadachancetodoitdifferently.Noticingherdiaryonatablebesidethebed,hepickeditupandbegantoreadit.Suddenlyheseemedshocked.Hesawit.There,ononepage,shehadwrittenasingleline.Yesterdayhespentanhourwithmeanditwaslikeheaven;Ilovehimso.Somethingdawnedonhimthathehadnotnoticedbefore.Hehadbeentoobusytonoticethathemeantsomuchtoher.Hethoughtofallthetimeshehadgoneabouthisworkwithoutthinkingaboutandnoticingher.ThenCarlyleturnedthepageinthediary.Therehenoticedshehadwrittensomewordsthatbrokehisheart.Ihavelistenedalldaytohearhisstepsinthehall,butnowitislateandIguesshewon'tcometoday.Carlylereadalittlemoreinthebook.Thenhethrewitdownandranoutofthehouse.Someofhisfriendsfoundhimatthegrave,hisfaceburiedinthemud.Hiseyeswereredfromweeping.Tearscontinuedtorolldownhischeeks.Hekeptrepeatingoverandoveragain,IfIhadonlyknown,ifIhadonlyknown.ButitwastoolateforCarlyle.Shewasdead.AfterJane'sdeath,Carlylemadelittleattempttowriteagain.Thehistorianssayhelivedanother15years,weary,boredandapartialrecluse.Isharethestorywithinthehopethatyouwillnotmakethesamemistake.Whileourlovedonesmusthavethemoneywemaketolive,itisthelovewehavethattheyreallywant.Giveitnowbeforeitistoolate.1307.Adrift漂流者箴言In1982StevenCallahanwascrossingtheAtlanticaloneinhissailboatwhenitstrucksomethingandsank.Hewasoutoftheshipping1)lanesandfloatinginaliferaft,alone.Hissupplieswerefew.Hischancesweresmall.Yetwhenthreefishermenfoundhimseventy-sixdayslater(thelongestanyonehassurvivedashipwreckonaliferaftalone),hewasalive-muchskinnierthanhewaswhenhestarted,butalive.Hisaccountofhowhesurvivedisfascinating.Howhe2)ingeniouslymanagedtocatchfish,howhefixedhissolar3)still,which4)evaporatesseawatertomakefreshwater,isveryinteresting.Butthethingthatcaughtmyeyewashowhemanagedtokeephimselfgoingwhenallhopeseemedlost,whenthereseemednopointincontinuingthestruggle,whenhe3wassufferinggreatly,whenhisliferaftwas5)puncturedandaftermorethanaweekstrugglingwithhisweakbodytofixit,itwasstillleakingairand6)wearinghimouttokeeppumpingitup.Hewasstarved.Hewasdesperately7)dehydrated.Hewasthoroughlyexhausted.Givingupwouldhaveseemedtheonly8)saneoption.Whenpeoplesurvivethesekindsofcircumstances,theydosomethingwiththeirmindsthatgivesthemthecouragetokeepgoing.M